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Levels of allozyme diversity in populations of uncommon Neotropical tree species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. L. Hamrick  and
Darlyne A. Murawski
J. L. Hamrick
Affiliation:
Departments of Botany and Genetics, University of Georgia, Athena, Ga. 30602, USA
Darlyne A. Murawski
Affiliation:
Departments of Botany and Genetics, University of Georgia, Athena, Ga. 30602, USA
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Keywords

allozymeseffective population sizegene flowgenetic diversityisozymesNeotropical tree speciesPanamauncommon species
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1991 , pp. 395 - 399
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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